There are a couple of reasons why a team in a match might have an average rating above 2400.75. They are:

1. Each team is allowed to use any rating list from September of the previous year through August of the current year. The ratings shown on this page will all be from August though - sometimes resulting in a seemingly higher rating average than would legally be allowed.

2. When a team uses a player rated above 2590, that player only counts as 2600 when determining a lineup's legality. However what is shown on this page will be the actual average which of course might be higher.

There are a couple of reasons why a team in a match might have an average rating above 2400.75. They are:

1. Each team is allowed to use any rating list from January through August of the current year. The ratings shown on this page will all be from August though - sometimes resulting in a seemingly higher rating average than would legally be allowed.

2. When a team uses a player rated above 2600, that player only counts as 2600 when determining a lineup's legality. However what is shown on this page will be the actual average which of course might be higher.

If there is a tie during the regular season as to the finishing order for playoff positioning, the following rules will be used (for instance if two teams are tied for second place with seven match points each). Tiebreak #1 is of course the first tiebreak with the lower ones being used only if all the above tiebreak procedures also result in a tie.

1. Total Team Game Points. Thus winning a match 4 - 0 will give you more tiebreak points than winning a match 3 - 1.

2. Average rating of opponents throughout the season, using the August rating list of that season.

3. Head to Head Results. If you have beaten the opposing team 1.5 - 0.5 during the regular season, you will get the higher seeding.

4. Total Match Points versus Divisional Teams. Thus if Team A went 4.0 - 2.0 in Divisional Matches while Team B went 3.5 - 2.5 then Team A would have the better tiebreaks.

5. Total Game Points versus Divisional Teams

6. Total Game Points from Board 1

7. Total Game Points from Board 2

8. Total Game Points from Board 3

9. Total number of team wins. Thus if one team has a total of twenty five points, with twenty of these points being from wins, whereas another team has a total of twenty five points with only nineteen being from wins, the team with twenty wins has the better tiebreaks.

10. An Armageddon blitz game between chosen members of the teams

If there is a tie between three teams in both match points and game points, we will use the above rules to decide the order amongst the teams. The last resort will be an online blitz game between chosen members of the teams.

If there is a tie during the regular season as to the finishing order for playoff positioning, the following rules will be used (for instance if two teams are tied for second place with seven match points each). Tiebreak #1 is of course the first tiebreak with the lower ones being used only if all the above tiebreak procedures also result in a tie.

1. Total Team Game Points. Thus winning a match 4 - 0 will give you more tiebreak points than winning a match 3 - 1.

2. Strength of Schedule; the team whose opponents have the highest combined record wins the tiebreak.

3. Average rating of opponents throughout the season, using the August rating list of that season.

4. Head to Head Results. If you have beaten the opposing team 1.5 - 0.5 during the regular season, you will get the higher seeding.

5. Total Match Points versus Divisional Teams. Thus if Team A went 5.0 - 3.0 in Divisional Matches while Team B went 4.5 - 3.5 then Team A would have the better tiebreaks.

6. Total Game Points versus Divisional Teams

7. Total Game Points from Board 1

8. Total Game Points from Board 2

9. Total Game Points from Board 3

10. Total number of team wins. Thus if one team has a total of twenty five points, with twenty of these points being from wins, whereas another team has a total of twenty five points with only nineteen being from wins, the team with twenty wins has the better tiebreaks.

11. An Armageddon blitz game between chosen members of the teams

If there is a tie between three teams in both match points and game points, we will use the above rules to decide the order amongst the teams. The last resort will be an online blitz game between chosen members of the teams.

If the regulation match is tied 2 - 2, the following tiebreak procedures will be take place after a ten minute break:

1. The fourth boards from each team will play each other. The team that won on the highest board during the original match will choose their color for the first game. If all regulation games were drawn, the lower rated team gets to choose colors for the first tiebreak game. The time control will be three minutes with a three second increment. The loser of this game will be eliminated, and the winner then faces Board Three of the opposing team.

2. This process continues with the next higher board on each team continually replacing any player of their team who gets eliminated.

3. If a game ends in a draw, both players are eliminated, except if at least one team is using its Board One in which case there is no elimination on a draw, instead colors reverse, and the game is replayed until there is a decisive result.

4. Colors will switch every game for the teams in all circumstances.

5. This process repeats itself until all four players from one team have been eliminated. Thus in order for your opponents to win the match, every one of your team members must be eliminated.

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Week 3 Results, USCL 2014

Tuesday, September 9th

1. San Francisco Mechanics vs New England Nor'easters8:30 PM EST
2. Arizona Scorpions vs Boston Blitz9:00 PM EST
3. Los Angeles Vibe vs Baltimore Kingfishers9:00 PM EST
4. Seattle Sluggers vs Philadelphia Inventors9:00 PM EST

Wednesday, September 10th

5. New York Knights vs Miami Sharks7:00 PM EST
6. New Jersey Knockouts vs Atlanta Kings7:15 PM EST
7. Rio Grande Ospreys vs Carolina Cobras7:30 PM EST
8. Manhattan Applesauce vs St. Louis Arch Bishops7:45 PM EST
9. Dallas Destiny vs Connecticut Dreadnoughts8:00 PM EST

• If you are wondering why some teams have an average rating of above 2401, click here

• All ratings listed below are August ratings - not always the ratings used for the league rating calculations!

• Team listed first gets White on Boards 1+3


team icon San Francisco Mechanics (0.5 - 1.5) vs New England Nor'easters (0.0 - 2.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (This is their first meeting)

Starts at 8:30 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

San Francisco MechanicsNew England Nor'easters
GM Daniel Naroditsky: 26751.00.0GM Alexander Ivanov: 2589
GM Jesse Kraai: 25890.50.5SM Mika Brattain: 2453
FM Cameron Wheeler: 23681.00.0NM Andrew Liu: 2284
Hans Niemann: 21360.01.0NM Lawyer Times: 2239
Average Rating: 2442Average Rating: 2391
San Francisco Total2.51.5New England Total

team icon Arizona Scorpions (1.0 - 1.0) vs Boston Blitz (0.5 - 1.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Tied 0.5 - 0.5)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 60 with 30 second increment

Arizona ScorpionsBoston Blitz
GM Mackenzie Molner: 25811.00.0GM Eugene Perelshteyn: 2597
IM Mark Ginsburg: 23970.01.0FM Denys Shmelov: 2473
FM Pedram Atoufi: 23551.00.0NM Chris Williams: 2310
Matthew Noble: 20840.01.0NM Ilya Krasik: 2264
Average Rating: 2354Average Rating: 2411
Arizona Total2.02.0Boston Total

team icon Los Angeles Vibe (0.0 - 2.0) vs Baltimore Kingfishers (0.0 - 2.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (This is their first meeting)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 60 with 30 second increment

Los Angeles VibeBaltimore Kingfishers
IM Andranik Matikozyan: 25380.01.0GM Akshayraj Kore: 2543
FM Konstantin Kavutskiy: 23970.01.0IM Levan Bregadze: 2530
FM Mark Duckworth: 23160.50.5NM Jared Defibaugh: 2325
FM Michael Casella: 22621.00.0NM Andrew Zheng: 2208
Average Rating: 2378Average Rating: 2402
Los Angeles Total1.52.5Baltimore Total

team icon Seattle Sluggers (1.0 - 1.0) vs Philadelphia Inventors (1.5 - 0.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Tied 1 - 1)

Starts at 9:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 60 with 30 second increment

Seattle SluggersPhiladelphia Inventors
GM Emil Anka: 24970.01.0IM Tom Bartell: 2448
FM Costin Cozianu: 24660.01.0FM Dov Gorman: 2400
FM Tian Sang: 23250.50.5FM Rodion Rubenchik: 2329
NM Samuel He: 22071.00.0NM Angel Hernandez-Camen: 2231
Average Rating: 2374Average Rating: 2352
Seattle Total1.52.5Philadelphia Total

team icon New York Knights (1.5 - 0.5) vs Miami Sharks (0.0 - 2.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Miami leads 4.5 - 1.5)

Starts at 7:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

New York KnightsMiami Sharks
GM Gata Kamsky: 27850.50.5GM Julio Becerra: 2626
SM Matt Herman: 24390.01.0FM Marcel Martinez: 2474
FM Michael Bodek: 25021.00.0NM Tony Arencibia: 2251
FM David Brodsky: 22490.50.5NM Carlos Gaston Andretta: 2228
Average Rating: 2494Average Rating: 2395
New York Total2.02.0Miami Total

team icon New Jersey Knockouts (0.5 - 1.5) vs Atlanta Kings (1.5 - 0.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (This is their first meeting)

Starts at 7:15 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

New Jersey KnockoutsAtlanta Kings
GM Alex Stripunsky: 26560.50.5IM Carlos Perdomo: 2400
GM Joel Benjamin: 26341.00.0NM Damir Studen: 2372
IM Alexander Katz: 23800.50.5NM Richard Francisco: 2382
Ethan Klein: 20220.50.5NM Michael Corallo: 2284
Average Rating: 2423Average Rating: 2360
New Jersey Total2.51.5Atlanta Total

team icon Rio Grande Ospreys (1.5 - 0.5) vs Carolina Cobras (1.0 - 1.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (This is their first meeting)

Starts at 7:30 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Rio Grande OspreysCarolina Cobras
GM Andrey Stukopin: 26311.00.0IM Kassa Korley: 2486
GM Holden Hernandez: 25821.00.0NM Ilker Bozkurt: 2383
Jeffrey Serna: 20740.50.5NM Kevin Mo: 2334
WIM Daniela De la Parra: 19990.01.0NM Craig Jones: 2232
Average Rating: 2322Average Rating: 2359
Rio Grande Total2.51.5Carolina Total

team icon Manhattan Applesauce (2.0 - 0.0) vs St. Louis Arch Bishops (2.0 - 0.0) team icon

All Time Series Record: (Manhattan leads 1 - 0)

Starts at 7:45 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Manhattan ApplesauceSt. Louis Arch Bishops
IM Victor Shen: 25100.01.0GM Wesley So: 2751
IM Eli Vovsha: 25100.01.0GM Varuzhan Akobian: 2758
FM Andrew Shvartsman: 24321.00.0WGM Anna Sharevich: 2367
Shaun Smith: 20650.50.5 Jacob Wilkins: 1909
Average Rating: 2379Average Rating: 2446
Manhattan Total1.52.5St. Louis Total

team icon Dallas Destiny (2.0 - 0.0) vs Connecticut Dreadnoughts (1.5 - 0.5) team icon

All Time Series Record: (This is their first meeting)

Starts at 8:00 PM EST

Time Control: Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Dallas DestinyConnecticut Dreadnoughts
GM Conrad Holt: 26640.50.5GM Mark Paragua: 2588
IM Jeffery Xiong: 25420.50.5GM Oliver Barbosa: 2579
NM Francisco Guadalupe II: 23511.00.0SM Joshua Colas: 2400
NM Karthik Ramachandran: 22571.00.0NM Yoon-Young Kim: 2116
Average Rating: 2454Average Rating: 2421
Dallas Total3.01.0Connecticut Total